The only thing I have found that I can create my own "drawing" and stitch it out on my Bernina 440 (same as 430) is The Cut Work Tool - which is not part of a design package. I have downloaded free embroidery from Embroidery Library and other sites and stitched them out and I have purchased cd's at my LQS to use as well. I don't have Artlink 6 - I have an old version of embroidery software that came with my machine 6 years ago and I have The Cut Work Tool and I have also downloaded the free embroidery software from the Bernina site. It's called ArtLink. Hope this helps. If you have more questions contact your local Bernina store - they probably have classes you can take.